Sp. PALS DVD Set G2015

The AHA’s PALS Course has been updated to reflect new science in the 2015 AHA Guidelines Update for CPR and ECC. This classroom, Instructor- led course uses a series of videos and simulated pediatric emergencies to reinforce the important concepts of a systematic approach to pediatric assessment, basic life support, PALS treatment algorithms, effective resuscitation, and team dynamics. The goal of the PALS Course is to improve the quality of care provided to seriously ill or injured children, resulting in improved outcomes.

• Describe clinical characteristics of instability in patients with arrhythmias

• Implement post–cardiac arrest management

Students who successfully complete the PALS Course (including achieving a score of 84% or higher on the course exam) will receive a PALS Provider course completion card, valid for two years:

Product Specifications:

The PALS DVD is to be used by PALS Instructors to teach the PALS Course, PALS Update Course, and to conduct hands-on sessions for HeartCode® PALS blended learning courses.

Following are the specifications for this DVD:

Disc 1: Full PALS Course

Run time: 142 minutes

Chapters:

1. Life Is Why

2. Course Introduction

3. Science of Resuscitation

4. Basic Life Support

5. Systematic Approach

6. Team Dynamics

7. Management of Respiratory Emergencies

8. Management of Shock Emergencies

9. Management of Arrhythmia Emergencies

10. Post–Cardiac Arrest Care

11. Coping With Death

12. IO Access

Disc 2: PALS Update Course & HeartCode PALS

Run time: 105 minutes

PALS Update Course

Chapters:

1. Life Is Why

2. Science of Resuscitation

3. Basic Life Support

4. Systematic Approach

5. Team Dynamics

6. Post–Cardiac Arrest Care

7. Coping With Death

HeartCode PALS

Chapters:

1. Life Is Why

2. Basic Life Support

3. IO Access

• Transcripted

• Packaged in a frosted Amaray case

• Shrink-wrapped

Intended Audience:

The AHA’s PALS Course is for healthcare providers who either direct or participate in the management of respiratory and/or cardiovascular emergencies and cardiopulmonary arrest in pediatric patients. This includes personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care, and critical care units such as physicians, nurses, paramedics, and others who need a PALS course completion card for job or other requirements.